The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-16
BETWEEN STRONG FIRES.
A BEWILDERED AND sORELY PER-
Picked SULTAN.

II 11o OuAtS England, tSuSSld anu rTalCe
are Angered- England Getting I'm
patient-Dynamite Plot Against the
Queen Rumored - Earthquake in
France but no Lives Lost.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. June 15-M. Nelidoff,
the Russian Ambassador here, has re-
minded Turkey of her liability tofsussia be-
cause of the indemnity due on the account
OF the Russo-Turkish war, and has init
mated that if the liability is not met, Russia
will take pledges to guarantee its payment.
Count DeMontebella, the French Ambassa-
dor, and M. Nelidoff have had conference
with Kiamie Pacha, the President of the
Council of Minister'S Il has been intimated
to the Porte that Turkey need not entertain
aRy fears respecting the outcome of her
conduct in not concluding the new Egyptian
convention with England.
ENGLAND INSISTS ON HER TERMS.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, the special
English representative to Turkey with
| reference to Egyptian affairs, has been in
structed by his government to adhere to the
terms of the convention with regard to the
Anglo-Turklsh treaty recently concluded
between Turkey and England.
SEVERELY SHOCKED.
| PARIS, July 15.-Earthquake visited
Roches-sur- Rognon, in the Department of
the Haute Marine to-day. The people were
| frightened into temporary panic, but no
| serious damage was done.
THE ALsACE-LoRRAINE TRIALS.
BERLIN, June 15.-The evidence taken
| yesterday in the trial at Leipsic of the mem
bers of the French Patriotic League, who
are accused of high treason, showed that
| Block. one of the prisoners, had donated
largely to the Republique Franchises fund
| for the erection of monument to M. Gam
BETA. The taking of evidence against the
accused was concluded to-day. M. Humbert,
another OF the prisoners, admitted that he
| had contributed to the funds of the
| Patriotic League, but denied that he was
aware that the objects of the league were
| illegal. Another of the accused pleaded
that he only gave to the League 10 francs
in order to obtain the medals. The Police
| Inspector deposed that it was Frenchman
who divulged the names of the members of
the league to the German authorities. The
final arguments will be offered tomorrow.
IMPORTANT GERMAN MEASURES.
On the sugar tax bill a compromise has
been effected between the Conservatives,
the National Liberals and Centre, by which
they have agreed to accept Count Chamare's
proposals. These include new tax of so
! pfennings ON beet root and IL marks per
hundred weight on the sugar consumed in
| Germany, and bounty of S 1-2 marks on
| exported raw sugar, 9 marks, II pfennings
on frst-class refined sugar and 9 marks, 10
pfennings on secOnd-class sugar. Herr
Rickert has introduced in the Reichstag an
important proposal, namely, to annul some
vexatious regulations connected with the
| corn trade. The National and Centre parties
will support him. The Reichstag to-day
| adopted an additional provision of the spirit
| tax bill to the effect that in case the tax
shall hereafter be imposed upon the spirits
now free from taxation there shall still be
| allowed to publicans and dealers 40 litres
| and to others 10 litres free from duty.
| THE EMPEROR AGAIN DOWN.
Emperor William yesterday caught a
| fresh cold, and owing to this and the effects
| of his recent illness, he is somewhat weak
| and requires rest The doubtful tone Of
this bulletin has renewed the alarm on
| the Bourse The Nord DeutSch Zeitung
| denies the assertion of the Paris Temps
that Germany is joining with England to
actively intervene in Bulgaria. Germany,
says the Zeitung, will not take the initia-
| tive in Bulgaria, although she could not
refuse her services, if requested by Russia,
for the purpose of ending the present diff
| cultieS.n
| ROYAL ARRIVALS
| LONDON, June 15-The Crown Prince and
Princess of Germany have arrived at Nor
wood
RUssIA's NEW DUTIES.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 15.-Russia has de-
| cided to increase the duties on cotton yarns
and starch.
RUssIA's NEW RAILWAY.
| SIMLA, June 15.-The Russian railway has
| been completed to a point twenty miles
south of Chardjui